Saturday, July 30, 2016

I got an e-mail the other day about Bug Protection that was chemical and DEET free. They claim to have four different essential oils in their blend. Their price was $9.95 plus shipping for about 10 oz. With the percentages of essential oils that were in the product I calculated that there was about $4.00 of essential oils in the blend using my cost and estimation of oil drops per type. So, YOU can make your own Bug Protection and KNOW that you are getting pure essential oils and not oils that have no purity listed on the bottle. Following are just two of many oil combinations that work well for bugs.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

I love clean smelling laundry, don't you?!! Long ago, I thought that since I didn't dry my clothes on a clothesline that the only way to get that outdoor freshness was to use a detergent that had a fragrance, OR a fabric softener that had a fragrance. When those fragrances started to bother me, I went to all fragrance free detergents and softeners. Then, dryer sheets came on the market. I was thrilled because they were so convenient. Just throw on in the dryer. The fragrance free ones gave me softness without the scent that bothered me. The clothes were clean but didn't have that clean scent that we have been trained to love.

I happened upon a website that is a guide to healthy cleaning. It tells you all about the chemicals in your cleaning products and how they rate on the healthy scale. It was very eye opening. Lets look at dryer sheets for instance. I choose Bounce Outdoor Fresh dryer sheets because we all want to have outdoor fresh smelling clothing, right? Click on this link to see the results!

Using the information from the website above it is easy to see that the air in your home is ofttimes more polluted than the air outside? Yup.....wanna know why? When you use cleaning supplies that contain chemicals, they pollute the air in our home. If you aren't regularly airing your home, your air is very polluted. So, what can you do about this and what does it have to do with dryer sheets!

Go chemical free! How? Dryer balls and essential oils! So easy and totally chemical free. You can make dryer balls yourself (click here) or purchase them already made. 3 - 6 balls tumble with your clothes helping to reduce static and drying them quickly. THEN, you can drop essential oils on the balls to scent your clothes any way you want. Use Young Living Lavender Essential Oil when you dry your sheets to help you drift away easily at night. Use Young Living Purification Essential Oil to dry sports clothing or animal blankets. OR, try using Orange, Cinnamon and Nutmeg for handtowels......yummy!

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

So, many wonder about using essential oils on kids. Can you? The answer is Yes! Many essential oils are appropriate for use on children but should be diluted with a carrier oil prior to use. VERY diluted. Essential oils are very concentrated and a 30:1 dilution is good to start off with. As the kids get older, that ratio can change. For babies......you may want a dilution that is even higher than that...more like 50:1. Some Young Living products come pre-diluted with carrier oil, as indicated on product labels, and are intended for direct application on children. SleepyIze™, RutaVaLa™, Gentle Baby™, and Peace & Calming®. They are all perfect for your children! Let's say that your child is struggling with allergies. Here is a Night-time Allergy blend that you can make yourself. Use when they are coughing, have runny eyes or trouble with their sinuses. Even those little sniffles would benefit from this! This blend is great for children age five and older. For children younger than five you'll want to diffuse the essential oils instead of using the blend below.
You'll need a 2oz PET plastic container for this blend. You could use glass as well but if you're keeping the blend in their room, you may want the plastic for safety. PET plastic is rated to be safe used with essential oils.Kid Allergy Blend for Night-time

Aloe Vera Gel - full almost to top of 2 oz PET flip top plastic or glass container

Add Essential Oils

4 drops - Northern Lights Black Spruce Young Living Essential Oil

4 drops - Lavender Young Living Essential Oil - good for respiratory system

4 drops - Cedarwood Young Living Essential Oil

Shake before each use.

Aloe Vera Gel is normally refrigerated but this blend is okay out in the room temperature. You'll want to make it fresh every few months. Hope you have enjoyed this little blend for kids!

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